Homemade Arrow Saw!

[Wulomac]

Thanks for the idea!  That is a neat little set-up!

[manyletters]

Excwellent job...one thing though, you need to get a 2" zip disk to cut carbons. The blade supplied with the saw is great for cutting woods but it tears the carbon fibers. Using a zip disk will fix that!!

[bayoulongbowman]

Ya those little abrasive blades work best for carbon 2 incher is right...That little bugger is cool...Im traveling alot now cant make one..but thats cool!!! Mark#78

[Keefer]

I like it and I think I got me a winter project coming up soon...Thanks for shareing your setup.Keefers <")))><

[KSdan]

very nice

[Jim Harris]

Mike, that is a great idea for the Harbor Freight saw! I bought one recently and have racked my brain trying come up with a way to set it up.
A few questions. Where do I get a left read self stick tape? Also, do you make any modifictions to the clamp at the saw? In the picture of the end of the saw it looks like a small piece of angle iron is in the clamp against the arrow. Thanks, Jim.

[oldskool]

I made one like yours but I put the track on the other side and used one of my broken tape measures.
Works great.

[rockz]

Bux,
great idea, I like that saw.

Larry,
where do you get the 2" zip diskss

[buxntoms]

I added the websites for Harbor Freight for the saw and the replacement blades, as well as added the site for Klingspor's to buy the left read tape!  Hope this helps and have fun putting it all together.  I should take you about an hour once you get all the stuff from the stores.  I haven't had a problem using the blades that come with it to cut carbon as I go slow when chopping and usually chop a little at a time until it cuts all the way through.  I will have to try the other blades mentioned to see how well they work though!

Take care,
Mike

[JDinPA]

Originally posted by JRY309:
I have made mine similar to that one,but I made my adjustable stop block alittle different.I made my block and drilled a taper with a chamfer bit like the more expensive saw stops.I'll set the arrow in the taper and adjust the vise end just loose enough to allow me to rotate the arrow shaft while I'm cutting it like the more expensive arrow saws.I bring the saw down into the arrow about half way through and rotate the shaft as it is cutting and that gives me a squarer cut.I like to use the abrasive blade and I've cut around 8-10 dozen carbons and 3-4 dozen aluminums on the same blade it came with.They are good little saws for cutting carbons.

Can we get a picture of your stop? I'd like to see it.

[Cupcake]

I got abrasive wheels for my saw at McMaster-Carr for about $2 each and they cut aluminum and carbon great.

mcmaster.com

[tjjsidekick]

Cupcake, which abrasive wheel did you get??

[burnie]

Ive always keep it easy.  I just measure and mark my shafts, then cut them off with either my metal chop saw, or my mini harbor freight chop saw.  Any highspeed saw with an abrasive blade will work for any shaft.

[buxntoms]

TTT....For Terry who needs the info!

[TexasAg]

Great stuff! Thanks for posting buxntoms. I have used a dremmel freehanding it for a while because of the cost issue. This will be a much better setup and I needed another excuse to go to harbor freight  

[Jim Harris]

ttt

[Leo L.]

JRY309, would you mind posting a picture of the way your nock receiver is set up?  I'd like the option to turn the arrow as I'm cutting, and I can't get a good mental picture of your rig.  Thanks.

[sidebuster]

The cut off saw you show looks like it is unavailabe at Harbor freight according to your harbor freight address site.

[Leo L.]

Harbor Freight Mini Cut-Off Saw  

 Left Read Measuring Tape

[dtgiacomini]

Nice saw, I have one almost identical that I paid 60 dollars for. Very nice.